Common Tern

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I made this at Nickerson a few days ago around 9 AM. High clouds helped with the exposure.

1D4, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/1250s, f/7.1, ISO 400, manual exposure

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Stunning BG Axel and great landing pose. Spot on exposure and your timing could not have been better. Congrats !!!!

[Aidan Briggs]

Wow!! Definitely one of my favorites of yours. I love the soft light, the perfect pose and exposure, and the grasses below!!

Well Done

[Steve Kaluski]

Nice detail in the shot Axel, especially getting that slight catchlight in the eye. The blowing grass and BG are spot on and really makes it.

Just wonder if that white line from the body should be removed, is it part of the tail feathers?

TFS
Steve;)

[Bill Dix]

Great one, Axel. Wing position, open tail and feet set for landing are terrific, and the bg is stunning.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Nice detail in the shot Axel, especially getting that slight catchlight in the eye. The blowing grass and BG are spot on and really makes it.

Just wonder if that white line from the body should be removed, is it part of the tail feathers?

TFS
Steve;)

Thanks, Steve! That is the right side of the fanned tail.

[Markus Jais]

Awesome shot. The wing pose, light and the colors are fantastic. But the best is the BG with the grass. This looks almost like a painting.

Markus

[Alan Murphy]

Love the pose and sense of habitat.

[Danny J Brown]

Beautiful shot Axel; the flowing grass makes it special. Good job on bringing the eye out because we all have photos of terns with "invisible eye" syndrome.

DB

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Axel, this one is stunning. one of the best tern shots I have seen. Those grasses take this at the very top....WOW!! exposure spot on and loved the DOF.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice exposure and details, well done

[Fabs Forns]

Lovely pose and even better BG, love the soft painterly background captured here. Great EXP control, HA, catch light and sharpness.

[Chris van Rooyen]

One of your best Axel, exquisite. Love the suggestion of habitat

[Ofer Levy]

Wonderful shot Axel!! Would clone out the tip of the tail feather behind the belly.

[christopher galeski]

excellant shot Axel,I too like the painterly BG and FG,nice wing position,good un,thanks.

[Krijn Trimbos]

Nice shot Axel. The clouds helped with the shadows as you said and I like the landing pose and habitat included.